Bible Rebind by McSpadden

Being inspired by the blog of J. Mark Bertrand, Bible Design and Binding, I decided it was time to get one of my favorite Bibles rebound.  After reading reviews of several recommended Bible restorers, calling and emailing about specific details and materials, McSpadden Bookbindery was chosen.

I recently sent my much worn NKJV topical study reference Bible published by Nelson in 1994 to McSpadden Bookbindery in Shawnee, Oklahoma.  www.mcspaddenbookbindery.com.  When they received the Bible (April 15), Gayle McSpadden called to go over the details of the rebind.  I decided that I would go with black grained calfskin, turned edge (yapp), 3 red ribbons, raised bands on the spine, Holy Bible NKJV on the spine and Steve Miller on the cover.

My Bible came in the mail on May 9^th.  The Bible is better than I expected.  This is a Bible that I use in classes and study and so I was not focusing on the look of the Bible as much as I was on the usability of it.  It has a stately, high quality look to it.  The cover is very soft and smooth with its texture being a joy to handle.  When holding the Bible, the raised bands help anchor it in my hands without slipping.  The Bible stays open wherever I open it.

They were able to rebind the presentation page and the original page after the map section in the back which had notations that I wanted to keep.

This was my first Bible rebind.  I have several waiting in the wings that I would like to have rebound one day.  This NKJV has a topical index in the front consisting of 296 pages covering over 8,000 subjects.  The Bible features center column references with 9-point type for the text and 7-point for the column references. It also includes the words of Christ in red,  Harmony of the Gospels and color maps.

I am extremely pleased with the rebinding of my NKJV by McSpadden.  I plan to use them again in the future.